Thanks to a sizeable grants from towards the project from the WW100 Fund of the Lottery Grants Board and Pub Charity, work has commenced on initial conservation and stabilisation of the ARMY 8 by our conservators, Manawatu Museum Services.

We will add pictures and comments to the site as we proceed.

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Welcome to the website for the WHANGANUI ROWING HERITAGE CENTRE PROJECT.

The Centre will, in the first instance, be a virtual museum, with the first physical project being the conservation and exhibition of the 1919 'Army 8' Skiff as part of the WW1 celebrations in Wanganui.